Analysis
HTS 2922.49.49 covers amino acids: other amino acids under heading 2922 (oxygen-function amino-compounds). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2922.49.60 (3-Aminocrotonic acid, methyl ester; and…) at duty-free, a difference of 4.2 points on the customs value.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4.2%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The general duty rate is 4.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 29 (42nd percentile of 1050 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $420 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 6.0 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2922.49.05 | (R)-α-Aminobenzeneacetic acid; 2-Amino-3-chlorobenzoic acid, methyl ester | Free |
| 2922.49.10 | m-Aminobenzoic acid, technical;p-Aminobenzoic acid; 3,5-Diaminobenzoic acid; 2-Ethylamino-5-sulfobenzoic acid; 3-(N-Ethylanilino)propionic acid, methyl ester;β-(β-Methoxyethoxyethyl)-4-aminobenzoate; Methyl anthranilate; andl-Phenylalanine | 5.8% |
| 2922.49.26 | Other: drugs | 6.5% |
| 2922.49.30 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2922.49.37 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2922.49.43 | Glycine (Aminoacetic acid) | 4.2% |
| 2922.49.60 | 3-Aminocrotonic acid, methyl ester; and (R)-α-Amino-1,4-cyclohexadiene-1- acetic acid | Free |
| 2922.49.80 | Other: other | 3.7% |